Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day 1d Started
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Event #10: $400 Almighty Stack NLH
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,760
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
256
Players Left
65
Welcome to Flight D of the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Almighty Stack
The 2019 Borgata Poker Open (BPO) Event #10: $350+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry continues tonight with the fourth of six starting flights.
While the Day 1c flight is conducting its later stages now - which you can follow right here - Day 1d is set to get underway at 5 p.m. local time.
The tournament starts players with a massive starting stack of 100,000 in chips. Late registration and re-entries will remain open in each flight through the break at the end of Level 12. The plan for each flight is to play through Level 17. All those levels will last 30 minutes while Levels 18+ will be upped to 45 minutes. Levels at the final table will increase to one hour each.
Last year this tournament attracted 2,791 runners and created a $1,116,400 prize pool. Fernando DaCruz from Newark, New Jersey emerged victorious to capture $115,667 in prize money after a six-way deal. Others who cashed it big were Aaron Motoyama (2nd - $114,572), Oscar Menjivar (3rd - $98,109), Kory Shope (4th - $84,705), Kevin Lutz (5th - $77,373), and Richard DeVito (6th - $69,453).
Here's a look at the structure:
| Level | Big Blind Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 100-100 |
| 2 | 200 | 100-200 |
| 3 | 300 | 200-300 |
| 4 | 400 | 200-400 |
| 5 | 600 | 300-600 |
| 6 | 800 | 400-800 |
| 7 | 1,000 | 500-1,000 |
| 8 | 1,200 | 600-1,200 |
| 9 | 1,600 | 800-1,600 |
| 10 | 2,000 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 11 | 2,500 | 1,200-2,500 |
| 12 | 3,000 | 1,500-3,000 |
| 13 | 4,000 | 2,000-4,000 |
| 14 | 5,000 | 2,500-5,000 |
| 15 | 6,000 | 3,000-6,000 |
| 16 | 8,000 | 4,000-8,000 |
| 17 | 10,000 | 5,000-10,000 |
| 18 | 12,000 | 6,000-12,000 |
| 19 | 16,000 | 8,000-16,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 | 10,000-20,000 |
| 21 | 25,000 | 12,000-25,000 |
| 22 | 30,000 | 15,000-30,000 |
| 23 | 40,000 | 20,000-40,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Arslami Gets Lucky to Chop
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With approximately 15,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Philip Novegrad bet 11,500 from the small blind and Arslam Arslami called from middle position.
The player in the cutoff then raised to 36,000, Novegrad folded, and Arslami thought long and hard before making the call.
Arslami then checked the 
turn and the player in the cutoff moved all in. Arslami snap-called off and the hands were turned up.
Arslami: 
Cutoff: 
The player in the cutoff had flopped the nuts, which meant Arslami was fortunate to catch the eight on the turn to make the same hand. The meaningless 
was run out on the river and the two chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Some Shots from the Day 1d Field
Don't Miss Out on Tonight's Qualifier
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Event | Date | Time | Buy-In | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Wed. 9/11 | 7 p.m. | $80+$20 | Almighty Stack Qualifier NLH Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 10) |
| 33 | Fri. 9/13 | 7 p.m. | $350+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 34 | Sat. 9/14 | 4 p.m. | $350+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 35 | Sun. 9/14 | 7 p.m. | $700+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 36 | Sun. 9/15 | 1 p.m. | $350+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 37 | Sun. 9/15 | 4 p.m. | $700+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 5 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 38 | Sun. 9/15 | 7 p.m. | $350+$50 | WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18) |
| 40 | Mon. 9/16 | 6 p.m. | $350+$50 | Last Chance WPT Borgata Championship Qualifier Re-Entry (1 in 10 wins entry to Event 18 - Day 2 entry) |